The SS-Class Job 2

2 days later

It took them 2 days to reach Stella border as Naruto wanted to see the atmosphere around the country.

The path they chose includes travel through Fiore, Bosco, Stella, a tiny bit of Iceberg and at last, Joya.

Naruto estimated it would take them a week to reach Joya as he wanted a few stops not only to rest but also to get accustomed to the climate, which is a bit warm here.

From what he understood, Desierto and Iceberg are opposites, so they should be prepared to face both extreme heat and cold in short periods.

They rested in a house Naruto made using Earth Dragon Slayer magic, which impressed Mira as she didn't know he knew Earth magic as well.

They refreshed themselves near a small lake along the way and started their journey towards Stella the next day.

"Hey, Naruto. What is your plan for this?" Asked a curious Mira. They found her flying limit is 3 hours straight after which she needs to take some rest to recover her magic and stamina.

But Naruto simply made her fly after 1 hour of rest without her magic usage and that pushed them to cover a lot of ground yesterday.

"We should meet our client first to see what they want us to do. The 3rd objective is last as it will take time to retrieve all those Lacrima and I have a feeling that everything is not what it seems," said Naruto uncertainly.

Mira was unrealistically listening to him the whole journey, so Naruto decided to cheer her up.

"What? Are you afraid to be alone without me?" He asked with a teasing smile. Mira got annoyed by this. As they decided to split the objectives to get them down fast.

"You damn blonde," she cried and punched him, which Naruto took head-on and sent a few meters in the sky.

"That's like the Mira I know. If you want to speak, talk. Don't look at me like I know everything. Who knows what goes wrong with this job." Said Naruto with a shrug.

"Well, I was just thinking whether I'll be useful to this job. After all, there is no fight in it and my Satan Soul is best suited for combat."

"That's good thinking. Maybe your help will be required, we don't know, right? And you're physically strong like me as your Take Over enhances your body. If we want to reach Joya. We should push you even further," said Naruto and Mira nodded in determination and changed into her Satan Soul form.

4 days later

What Naruto thought to be a week-long journey ended a few hours ago on their 6th day.

Due to her determination to go to Joya and come back, Mira has pushed herself and they managed to reach the destination a day earlier.

They were in the country capital, Victoria. They are about to meet the CareTaker of the Board which governs the Lacrima production to discuss what exactly they want from them.

Joya, unlike other countries around it, has been an independent country and the current CareTaker, who is the highest authority in the Board, has been in office for 20 years now. They were led into a building with the look of a Royal Palace.

The palace is constructed with two large, two-story wings around a central atrium covered by a large domed roof. The roofs of each wing contain two smaller domes. It was called the Crystal Palace as everything in it was made of strong crystal.

The palace was said to reflect the colours of the persons entering and as soon as Naruto entered, it took the shade of jade with spots of black in between. It was a spectacle to see as when Mira entered after him, it took a maroon colour.

After they passed through the first corridor, it changed back to its crystal blue. Naruto and Mira were led to a large ornate looking office and were asked to sit in soft, comfy chairs.

While waiting, Naruto pondered about the job itself. It was very odd to have such hospitality as they were called to work for the country. The last time he was given a seat, he was attacked by mobs of the Undead.

Keeping that experience in mind, he kept his guard up and saw Mira doing the same. Though she is normal now, it doesn't take her much time to change.

He heard the door open and saw a man enter. He is a middle-aged man of average height.

"Welcome, mages. My name is Orden Roy. You can call me Roy," said Roy and sat in the opposite seat of both Naruto and Mira.

Roy is clean-shaven with dark eyes. His dark hair is unkempt, falling over his eyes. He wore some kind of uniform with a white collared shirt, black fitted pants and a logo, maybe that of the Board, on the back of the Grey jacket.

"If it isn't the Destroyer himself. It's a pleasure meeting you, Mr Naruto," said Roy as he shook Naruto's hand and would have kissed Mira's if she gave him her hand.